ESCORT_SI Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 So mate, going back to my question - whats the best way to set up sound system ?what with controlls on the head and amp etc Im sure mine could sound better! cheers for any help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinkybill Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Well first off it would be good to know what system and bits u have at the monent ? Amps ? speakers e.t.c ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESCORT_SI Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 standard speakers front and back, panasonic head unit (4x50 w) Pionner 12" sub 200w rms running on 2channel renegade amp 150-200 w rms (cant remember!) autoleads wiring...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinkybill Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Right well first of lets start with the amp ! On the amp u should have a number of knobs, one whick says "gain" To set up the gain on the amp, u should put the settings on the HU to flat/defult, so turn loud off, all the bass setting to 0 e.t.c. turn the volumn on the unit to 3/4 of its max ( u do this so that the HU dos'nt send a distorted or clipped signal to amp ) Play a song u would normally listen to with quite abit of bass, then turn the gain level up until u can hear the subs starting to either distort ( u will be able to hear this, basically till u can hear it in "trouble" ) or Clipp ( u will be able to hear this to, its sorta like a hummm, and the cones goes in and out like playing a singal freq ). When u hear this, turn the gain down just below when it starts. By doing this u know that u can turn the amp this high, with out much problems ( oviously this depends on the song u r listening to, what u have the bass setting on e.t.c. ) Now this is set u can move onto the LPF ( low pass filter, this bloclks all the high freq playing throught the sub ) on some amps this is "fixed" so it will be set at say 100Hz, if u have a veriable LPF ( i.e a knob u can adjust, nmost go from 250hz down to 50hz ) set this in the retion of about 80hert. with this setting tho, it is best for u to have a play and see which setting u prefere the best. If the amp has a bass boast leave this on 0dB, bass boast can be very evil! they can make your amp clipp earlier which in tern blows speakers, even a 3 dB boast can introduce clipp. On the HU, if it has this option, set the HPF ( high pass filter, blocks the low freq like bass going to the speaker ) at about 80hertz, depending on the size of the speaker. Have a play with the setting on the HU, but don't put the loud setting on. after doing this is all about playing around and adjusting the settings, u may find there is to much sub bass, so turn the gain down, or u would like the amp LPF the sub abit lower/higher. That all i can really say with out looking at the system and having a play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ESCORT_SI Posted December 17, 2003 Author Share Posted December 17, 2003 Ok, thanks for that mate. Ill have a play and see how it goes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blinkybill Posted December 17, 2003 Share Posted December 17, 2003 Excellent ! NAy other question just aks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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